abaphathi

Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abaphathi

Kwabase-Efesu 6 : 5 – 8
5 Nina zinceku, thobelani abaphathi benu ngokwenyama, ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, ngobuqotho bezinhliziyo zenu, njengakuKristu;
6 kungabi ngokukhonza kwamehlo, njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa njengezinceku zikaKristu, zenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo;
7 lisebenza ngenhliziyo enhle, kungathi lisebenzela iNkosi, hatshi abantu;
8 lisazi ukuthi konke okuhle umuntu akwenzayo, uyakwamukeliswa ngakho eNkosini, noma eyisigqila noma engokhululekileyo.

KwabaseRoma 13 : 1 – 14
1 Akube yilowo nalowo azithobe phansi kwamandla ombuso; Ngoba awekho amandla ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu: amandla akhona amiswe nguNkulunkulu.
2 Ngakho-ke omelana namandla umelana nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu;
3 Ngokuba ababusi kabesabeki kwabenza okuhle, kodwa kwabenza okubi. Pho, awuwesabi amandla na? yenza okuhle, futhi uyakuba nodumo yikho;
4 Ngokuba uyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu kuwe kube kuhle. Kepha uma wenza okubi, yesaba; ngokuba ayiphatheli ize inkemba, ngokuba iyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu, umphindiseli wokubuyisela ulaka kowenza okubi.
5 Ngakho-ke kufanele ukuzithoba, kungabi ngenxa yolaka kuphela, kodwa nangenxa kanembeza.
6 Ngokuba ngenxa yalokho nithela futhi, ngokuba bayizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu ezikhuthalela khona lokho.
7 Nikani bonke okubafaneleyo; inkokhiso kubani; ukwesaba kokwesabayo; udumo kubani ukudunyiswa.
8 Ningakweleti muntu, kuphela elokuthandana, ngokuba othanda omunye uwugcwalisile umthetho.
9 Ngoba lokhu ukuthi: Ungaphingi, ungabulali, ungebi, ungafakazi amanga, ungafi; uma kukhona omunye umyalo, kufinyelelwe kuleli zwi lokuthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.
10 Uthando kalwenzi okubi kumakhelwane;
11 Nalokho nisazi isikhathi ukuthi sekuyihora lokuvuka ebuthongweni;
12 Ubusuku budlulile, usuku selusondele; ngakho-ke asilahle imisebenzi yobumnyama, sihlome izikhali zokukhanya.
13 Masihambe ngokufaneleyo njengasemini; kungabi ngokuzitika ngokuminza nokudakwa, kungabi ngamanyala namanyala, kungabi ngokuxabana nomhawu.
14 Kepha yembathani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, ningakhathaleli inyama ukuba nifeze izinkanuko zayo.

KumaHeberu 13 : 17
17 Lalelani abaniholayo, nibathobele;

KwabaseKolose 3 : 22 – 25
22 Nina zinceku, lalelani ezintweni zonke amakhosi enu ngokwenyama; kungabi ngokukhonza kwamehlo njengabathokozisa abantu; kodwa ngobuqotho benhliziyo, ngokwesaba uNkulunkulu;
23 Konke enikwenzayo kwenzeni ngenhliziyo, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, hhayi abantu;
24 nazi ukuthi niyakwamukela umvuzo wefa eNkosini, ngokuba nikhonza iNkosi uKristu.
25 Kepha owenza okubi uyakwamukeliswa okubi akwenzileyo; akukho ukukhetha komuntu.

1 kuThimothewu 6 : 1 – 2
1 Bonke abangaphansi kwejoka mabathi abaninizo bafanele ukutuswa konke, ukuze igama likaNkulunkulu nesifundiso kungahlanjalazwa.
2 Labanenkosi abakholwayo, kababedeleli, ngoba bengabazalwane; kodwa kunalokho bakhonze, ngoba bathembekile nabathandekayo, abahlanganyeli bosizo. Fundisa lezizinto, ukhuthaze.

UMalaki 3 : 5
5 Ngiyakusondela kinina ngokwahlulelwa; futhi ngiyoba ufakazi osheshayo ngokumelene nabathakathi, neziphingi, nakubafungi bamanga, nalabo abacindezela isiqashwa emholweni wakhe, umfelokazi nezintandane, nomfokazi ophambukayo esandleni sakhe sokunene futhi angesabi. Mina, usho uJehova Sebawoti.

KuThithu 3 : 8
8 Likholekile leli zwi, futhi lezizinto ngithanda ukuba uziqinise ungayeki, ukuze abakholwa nguNkulunkulu baqaphele ukugcina imisebenzi emihle. Lezi zinto zinhle futhi zinenzuzo kubantu.

Kwabase-Efesu 6 : 9
9 Nani makhosi, yenzani okufanayo kubo, niyeke ukusongela, nazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu nayo isezulwini; futhi akukho ukukhetha ubuso kuye.

Izaga zikaSolomoni 22 : 6
6 Fundisa umntwana indlela ekufanele ahambe ngayo, futhi lapho esekhulile ngeke aphambuke kuyo.

IzEnzo 10 : 1 – 48
1 Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile, uKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ibutho lamaNtaliyane,
2 umuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo.
3 Wabona embonweni ngokusobala, kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini ingelosi kaNkulunkulu iza kuye, ithi kuye: “Korneliyu!”
4 Embuka wethuka, wathi: Kuyini, Nkosi? Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhuphukele kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
5 Manje thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi uPetru;
6 yena ungenisile kaSimoni othile, umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle;
7 Kwathi isimukile ingelosi eyayikhuluma noKorneliyu, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulabo ababemlindile njalo;
8 Esebalandisile zonke lezo zinto, wabathuma eJopha.
9 Ngangomuso besahamba, besondela emzini, uPetru wakhuphukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha;
10 Walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla;
11 Wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengendwangu enkulu, eboshiwe emagumbini omane, yehliselwa emhlabeni;
12 okwakukhona kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo nezinyoni zezulu.
13 Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye, lathi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba, udle.
14 Kepha uPetru wathi: “Qha, Nkosi; ngoba kangizange ngikudle okungcolileyo lokungcolileyo.
15 Izwi labuye lakhuluma kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: “Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile.
16 Lokho kwenzeka kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa futhi ezulwini.
17 Kwathi uPetru esangabaza phakathi kwakhe ukuthi uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneliyu ayebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emi ngasesangweni;
18 Amemeza, abuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini khona.
19 UPetru esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: “Bheka, amadoda amathathu ayakufuna.
20 Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe nawo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumile.
21 UPetru wehlela emadodeni abethunywe kuye evela kuKorneliyu; wathi: Bhekani, nginguye enimfunayo;
22 Base bethi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, nodumo oluhle esizweni sonke samaJuda, uxwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ngengelosi engcwele ukuba akubize endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi kwakho.
23 Wasebabizela phakathi, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso uPetru wahamba nabo, nabazalwane abathile baseJopha bamphelezela.
24 Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindile, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe nabangane abaseduze.
25 Kwathi esangena uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka kuye.
26 Kodwa uPetro wamsukumisa, wathi: Sukuma; nami ngingumuntu.
27 Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene.
28 Wathi kubo: Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane noma eze kowesinye isizwe; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile.
29 Ngakho-ke ngizile kini ngingaphikanga lapho ngibiziwe; ngiyabuza-ke ukuthi ningibizeleni na?
30 UKorneliyu wathi: “Ezinsuku ezine ezidlule kwaze kwaba yileli hora ngizila ukudla; ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ngakhuleka endlini yami;
31 Yathi: “Korneliyu, ukukhuleka kwakho kuzwakele, nomusa wakho womusa ukhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetro; ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle;
33 Ngakho ngithumela masinyane kuwe; futhi wenze kahle ukuthi uze. Manje-ke sikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu.
34 UPetro wasevula umlomo wakhe, wathi: Ngeqiniso ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu kabheki ubuso.
35 Kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo lowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye.
36 Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, yena oyiNkosi yabo bonke;
37 Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, liqala eGalile emva kobhapathizo alushumayelayo uJohane;
38 Ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababecindezelwe nguSathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.
39 Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema; abambulala, bamphanyeka esihlahleni;
40 yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wambonakalisa obala;
41 Hhayi kubantu bonke, kodwa kubofakazi abakhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esadla, saphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
42 Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo.
43 Abaprofethi bonke bafakaza ngaye ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye uyakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngegama lakhe.
44 UPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi.
45 Abasokile abakholwayo ababeze noPetru bamangala, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe.
46 Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetro waphendula wathi:
47 Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?
48 Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi. Basebemncenga ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile.